Safety balance twin boats



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SAFETY BALANCE TWIN BOATS Filed Doc. 12, 193a z s'iaeefs sheat" 1 I l i .u;

I 19 (2 T' I v 3 (WII II II" I as 3 INVENTOR\ Charles Comnello bang Y ATTORNEY Oct. 22, 1940. c. CORONIELLO Q 2,219,252

.SAFETY BALANCE TWIN BOATS Filed Dec. 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

I I l 0 all 0 0 0| fill o o 0 o -o o o o o 000 INVENTOVR Charles Corone 22o ATTORNEY Patented Qct. 22, 1949 p I UE STATES PATET CFFICE SAFETY BALANCE TWIN BOATS Charles Coronello, New York, N. Y. Application December 12, 1938, Serial No. 245,114

1 Claim. (Cl. 11527) This invention relates to new and useful im- Fig. 8 is a view similar to a portion of Fig. 2 provements in a safety balance twin boat. but illustrating a modification of the invention.

The invention has for an object the construc- Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrattion of a safety balance twin boat characterized ing a still further modification of the invention. by a pair of parallel boat shaped floats having The safety balance twin boat, according to this 5 a platform disposed therebetween and connected invention, includes a pair of hollow boat shaped therewith in a particular manner for causing floats iii. A platform ll substantially as wide as said floats to be connected together to move as the two floats I0 is supported upon a plurality a twin boat unit. of legs l2 having their bottom ends mounted upon 10 Still further the invention proposes a novel the floats. The platform I! acts to join the floats 10 means for supporting a bicycle upon the plattogether as a unit for causing the floats to move form in a pa ticular manner to permit the pedals together in unison. The platform H is formed thereof to be utilized for driving the propellers with a guard rail l3 which extends completely of said floats for causing said twin boat to move around the periphery thereof and is supported through the water. upon a plurality of brackets I4. 15

Still further the invention proposes that the Ameans is provided for propelling the twin bicycle be mounted upon the platform in a parboat and is characterized by a bicycle l5 mounted ticular manner to permit the steering mechanism upon the platform II. The rear axle l6 of the thereof to be connected with the rudders of the bicycle I5 is supported between a pair of brackets 53g floats in a particular manner to permit the steer- I! mounted upon the platform I l for elevating 2 ing mechanism to be used for operating the the rear wheel to permit it to rotate freely when rudders for controlling the movement of the boat driven by the operation of the pedals 18. The within the water. rear axle I6 is provided with a sprocket IS. A Still further the invention proposes the provichain extends over the sprocket l9 and passes sion of a motor adapted to be associated with the through an opening 2| formed on the platform 25 propellers in a particular manner for driving H downwards to a position between the floats the same to cause the boat to be moved through I0. Each of the floats Hi is provided with a prothe water. peller 22 extending from the back thereof. Each Another object of this invention is the provlof the propellers 22 is mounted upon one end of sion of an airplane motor mounted on the front a shaft 23, which shafts extend into the hollow 30 end of the floats to be used for driving the boat of the floats Ill. The inner ends of the shafts through the water. 23 are provided with gears 24. A shaft 25 is ro- For further comprehension of the invention, tatively extended between thefloats l0 and into and of the objects and advantages thereof, referthe hollows thereof. The ends of the shaft 25 ence will be had to the following description and are provided with gears 25 which mesh with the accompanying drawings, and to the appended gears 24. The intermediate portion of the shaft claim in which the various novel features of the 25 is provided with a sprocket 26 over which the invention are more particularly set forth. bottom portion of the chain 22 extends for caus- In the accompanying drawings forming a maing the shaft 25 to be rotated when the pedals I8 terial part of this disclosure are turned. 40

Fig. l is a perspective view of the safety balance A means is provided for causing the boat to twin boat constructed according to this invention. be steered as it moves through the water. The Fig. 2 is an elevational view of Fig. 1 with a back end of each of the floats ii) is provided with portion thereof broken away to reveal te o a bracket 28 which rotatively supports a shaft 29 construction. upon which a rudder 3B is mounted. A means is 45 Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line provided for connecting each of the rudders 30 33 of Fig. 2. with the front wheel of the bicycle 2! in a manner Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of to permit the handle bars 32 to be turned for Fig. 3. steering the boat. A bracket 33 is mounted upon Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion the platform I I and has a spindle 34 extending of Fig 2, therefrom. The spindle 34 is provided with a ball Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of 35 intermediate of its ends which rests against Fig. 5. the top end of the bracket 33 for rotatively sup- Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 1-1 of porting the spindle 35. Fig. 5. A cap 36 is engageable over the bracket 33 55 and engages against the top of the ball 35 for holding the same in position upon the bracket 33. The spindle 34 is so mounted upon the bracket 33 as shown in Fig. 5, that it is in end alignment with the fork of the front wheel 3| to permit the front wheel to be easily turned for turning the spindle 34 without causing binding the spindle to limit rotation thereof. The bracket 33 is adjustably supported upon the platform I! by means of pairs of bolts 31 which pass through an elongated slot 38 formed in the platform II for permitting the bracket to be adjusted along the length of the slot 38 to engage the front Wheel of bicycles of different lengths, while the rear wheel thereof is supported in the brackets H. The upper end of the spindle 34 is provided with a block 39 upon which a cradle 40is mounted and which is adapted to receive the lower portion of the front Wheel 3| of the bicycle l5 asshown in Fig. 1. The cradle is provided with a plurality of straps M which are adapted to be engaged around the front wheel 3! for locking the same in position within the cradle for preventing the front Wheel from jumping out of the cradle 40. The lower end of the spindle 34 is provided with an arm 42. A plurality of links 43 are adapted to have one of their ends adjustably supported on the arm 42 to compensate for the adjustment of the bracket 33. The adjustable mounting of the links 43 is accomplished by means of bolts 44 which pass through openings formed in one end of the links 43 and which are adapted to be selectively passed through one of a plurality of openings 42 formed in the arm 42.

Each of the links 43 has one end of a rod 45 connected thereto. The rods 45 extend rearwards of the floats Ill and have their rear ends pivotally attached to arms 46. Each of the arms 45 is mounted on the upper end of one of the rods 28 for causing the rudder 3G to be turned in one direction or the other as controlled by the direction in which the handle bars 32 are rotated.

The operation of this form of the invention is as follows:

A person sits upon the seat of the bicycle i5 and rests his feet upon the pedals I8 and his hands upon the handle bars 32. He then rotates the pedals I8 with his feet causing the rear axle 16 to be rotated, the rotations of which will be transmitted to the propellers mounted upon the floats It for causing the floats to be propelled through the water. Since the floats are connected together through the medium of the platform ll they will move as a ,unit. For steerin the boat the handle bars 32 are turned in the desired direction causing the spindle 34 to be rotated upon the bracket 33 as permitted by the ball 35 to cause the rudders 30 to be turned similarly for steering the boat.

According to the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 8 a gasoline or similar motor I5 is mounted upon the platform I l and is provided with a sprocket I9 which is mounted upon its drive shaft and over which the chain 20 extends for causing the propellers of the floats to be turned when the motor 15 is operating. The top end of the spindle 34 is provided with a handle 40' in place of the cradle 40 used in the previous form of the invention for permitting the boat to be manually steered.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form.

According to the modification of the invention disclosed in Fig. 9 the means for propelling the boat is in the form of an airplane motor 50 mounted upon a bracket 5| extending between the front end of the floats 10. The motor 53 is provided with a propeller 52 which is mounted upon its drive shaft for causing the floats to be moved through the water when the motor 50 is in operation. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous forms.

It is to be understood that the bicycle may be in any form or substituted for a device which simulates an automobile or the like with automobile steering wheels instead of handles 32. The shape and size of the device may be changed as desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications com ing within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

In a device of the class described, a vehicle having a propeller mechanism, a platform mounted on said vehicle, a steering mechanism for said vehicle and a rod extending therefrom, a bracket mounted on said platform, said bracket having a socket member thereon, a spindle having a ball thereon turnably mounted in the socket on said bracket for rotation about the longitudinal axis of said spindle and about another axis transverse thereto, a cradle mounted on the upper end of said spindle for receiving the front wheel of a bicycle whereby said wheel may be turned for similarly turning said spindle, an arm mounted on the bottom end of said spindle to turn thererod to said arm for transmitting movements of said spindle to said steering mechanism, and bolts on said bracket passing through longitudinally extending elongated slots formed in said platform for releasably holding said bracket in position on said platform, whereby said bolts may be loosened and then said bracket shifted to various longitudinal positions on said platform to accommodate any one of a plurality of types of bicycles, said means for connecting said rod to i said arm being shiftable to relocate the point of connection and so compensate for changes in position of said spindle with respect to said platform, said means comprising a bolt mounted on the end of said rod and selectively engageable through one of a plurality of complementary openings formed in said arm, means fixed on said platform rearward of said bracket for mounting the'rear end of said bicycle, and transmission means connecting the driving mechanism of the bicycle and the propellor mechanism of said vehicle.

CHARLES CORONELLO.

with, means for connecting the free end of said 45 

